CODE OF VIRGINIA

JURISDICTION OF LOCALITIES (§ 15.2-2281)

For the purpose of zoning, the governing body of a county shall have
jurisdiction over all the unincorporated territory in the county, and the
governing body of a municipality shall have jurisdiction over the incorporated
area of the municipality.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 15-819, 15-844, 15-968; 1962, c. 407, § 15.1-486;
1966, c. 344; 1969, Ex. Sess., c. 1; 1972, c. 789; 1975, c. 641; 1997, c. 587.